Unit 3 Geography Flashcard

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True or False: Half of the species on the planet live in the rainforest?

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True

Front

Which diseases were particularly devastating to the workers constructing the Panama Canal?

Back

Yellow Fever

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What is the majority agricultural land used for in Central America? Options: Sugar Plantations, Maize growing, Soybean farming, Cattle Ranching

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Cattle Ranching

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Which of the following is not one of the seven countries of Central America? El Salvador, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Haiti

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Haiti

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Which two countries share the island of Hispaniola?

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Haiti & the Dominican Republic

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Which of the following is NOT considered a major cause of poverty in the region?

• political instability
• natural disasters
• unemployment
• child labor

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natural disasters

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Which of the following countries does NOT share a border with Mexico? Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador

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El Salvador